antediluvian
1. any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge • Syn: antediluvian patriarch • Derivationally related forms: antediluvial • Hypernyms: patriarch 2. a very old person • Syn: ancient • Derivationally related forms: ancient (for: ancient) • Hypernyms: oldster, old person, senior citizen, golden ager
1. of or relating to the period before the biblical flood - antediluvian man • Syn: antediluvial • Pertains to noun: diluvial (for: antediluvial), diluvial • Derivationally related forms: antediluvian (for: antediluvial) 2. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period - a ramshackle antediluvian tenement - antediluvian ideas - archaic laws • Syn: antiquated, archaic • Similar to: old
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